Day 1: London to San Francisco
(5,343 miles - 10 hours 45 mins)
Yikes what a long flight! 10 hours or so but thankfully no children as school resumes this week- ha ha suckers! So here I am coming out of the airport, sunglasses already perched on my nose ready for some serious heat and..nothing. It was windy and grey- less than impressed so far San Fran! A short ride to Fisherman's Wharf on the sea front and to the hotel. As we arrived around 1am UK time, all I wanted to do was sleep. I begrudgingly went for dinner which turned out to be delicious. As SF is on the coast the sea food is incredible. I'm not a huge sea food girl but the calamari was perfect- so soft and melt in your mouth-y. Just what I needed before bed!
Day 2: San Francisco
Day 3: San Francisco to Monterey
(122.7 miles - 2 hours 30 mins )Out of the city to little old Monterey. I have to be honest, I'm an extreme sleeper. Every single time we got into the car, I was out. Like dead-to-the-world out. It happens all the time - I have a problem- so my in car sight seeing was limited to say the least! A quick pit stop for gas (not petrol, "gas") and it was my opportunity to get some Cheetos! YUM! Someone tell me why we don't have them in England? Delish! As we arrived in Monterey late after walking around SF and a having a long lazy brunch, there was time for a quick dinner. It seems that Monterey residents are ones for a quiet life as most places were closed by half 8! Cheetos for dinner, oh well...
Day 4: Monterey
The main attraction in Monterey is the aquarium. I'm usually really against these types of things, I am not an animal person at all but I just think it's so cruel. (I'm looking at you SeaWorld!) but my family were very keen so off we went. Okay so I hate myself for saying it but it was amazing! It was huge and filled with some awesome little sea creatures. It took us around 3 hours to get round it all and I would totally recommend going! The fish and sharks they have in there are gorgeous.
After the aquarium we drove down to Lovers Point which is a gorgeous ocean view point. It was very romantic and there was even a wedding happening right on the beach. Then we drove down the famous 17 Mile Drive. This is down the California coast and contains some insane real estate. We drove to Pebble Beach where I saw my dream house - a bargain at a casual $22 million! The whole place was just beautiful, the kind of place you'd die to live in. To be honest you probably would die as you'd be bankrupt and wouldn't be able to afford food...
Day 5: Monterey to Yosemite
...........coming soon!
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